dia orang

Malay

Alternative forms

• diorang, dorang

Etymology

Calque of Hokkien 伊儂 / 伊侬 (i-lâng, “they; them; their”, literally “he/she people”). Originally Baba Malay. Compare kita orang and kau orang.

Pronunciation

• (short form):
  • IPA^(key): [di.o.raŋ]

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  • IPA^(key): [do.raŋ]

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• (full form, uncommon):
  • (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): [di.ə ʔo.raŋ]

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  • (Baku) IPA^(key): [di.a ʔo.raŋ]

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• Hyphenation: di‧a o‧rang

Pronoun

dia orang

1. (informal) Third person plural pronoun; they, them.

   Synonyms: mereka (formal), depa (Kedah)

   Dia orang tengah buat apa?

   What are they doing?

See also

Malay personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person	standard	saya / ساي aku / اکو, ku- / كوـ (informal/towards God) -ku / ـكو (poetic possessive) hamba / همبا (dated) daku / داکو (poetic)	kami / کامي (exclusive) kita orang / كيت اورڠ (informal exclusive) kita / کيت (inclusive)
	royal	beta / بيتا
2nd person	standard	kamu / کامو
		engkau / اڠکاو, kau- / كاوـ (informal/poetic/towards God) kau / كاو (informal) awak / اوق (friendly/older towards younger) anda / اندا (formal) awda / اءودا (Brunei, formal) -mu / ـمو (poetic possessive) dikau / ديکاو (poetic)	anda semua / اندا سموا (formal) awak semua / اوق سموا kamu semua / كامو سموا kalian / کالين (archaic) kau orang / كاو اورڠ (informal)
	royal	tuanku / توانكو
3rd person	standard	dia / دي ia / اي beliau / بلياو (honorific) -nya / ـڽ (possessive)	mereka / مريک dia orang / دي اورڠ (informal)
	royal	baginda / بݢيندا

Further reading

• “dia orang”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017